Our Oriental Heritage
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Our Oriental Heritage is the first volume of Will Durant’s influential multi-volume series "The Story of Civilization," surveying the history and cultures of the ancient Near East and Asia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Our Oriental Heritage canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Our Oriental Heritage Context triple: [Will Durant, notableWork, Our Oriental Heritage]
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A.
The Most Ancient East
The Most Ancient East is an influential archaeological and historical study by V. Gordon Childe that surveys the early civilizations of the Near East and their role in the origins of Western culture.
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Orientalism
Orientalism is a critical concept and scholarly work, notably articulated by Edward Said, that examines how Western representations of Eastern cultures have historically constructed and dominated the “Orient” through stereotyped and exoticized depictions.
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C.
The Spirit of Oriental Poetry
The Spirit of Oriental Poetry is a reflective work by Puran Singh that explores the philosophical depth, spiritual sensibility, and aesthetic traditions of Eastern poetic thought.
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D.
Heritage of Our Times
Heritage of Our Times is a philosophical work by Ernst Bloch that analyzes the cultural and political currents of early 20th-century Germany, especially the rise of fascism and the role of utopian consciousness.
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E.
Message of the East
Message of the East is a philosophical and poetic work by Muhammad Iqbal that responds to Goethe’s West–Eastern Divan by exploring spiritual, cultural, and intellectual themes from an Eastern Islamic perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Our Oriental Heritage Target entity description: Our Oriental Heritage is the first volume of Will Durant’s influential multi-volume series "The Story of Civilization," surveying the history and cultures of the ancient Near East and Asia.
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A.
The Most Ancient East
The Most Ancient East is an influential archaeological and historical study by V. Gordon Childe that surveys the early civilizations of the Near East and their role in the origins of Western culture.
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B.
Orientalism
Orientalism is a critical concept and scholarly work, notably articulated by Edward Said, that examines how Western representations of Eastern cultures have historically constructed and dominated the “Orient” through stereotyped and exoticized depictions.
-
C.
The Spirit of Oriental Poetry
The Spirit of Oriental Poetry is a reflective work by Puran Singh that explores the philosophical depth, spiritual sensibility, and aesthetic traditions of Eastern poetic thought.
-
D.
Heritage of Our Times
Heritage of Our Times is a philosophical work by Ernst Bloch that analyzes the cultural and political currents of early 20th-century Germany, especially the rise of fascism and the role of utopian consciousness.
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E.
Message of the East
Message of the East is a philosophical and poetic work by Muhammad Iqbal that responds to Goethe’s West–Eastern Divan by exploring spiritual, cultural, and intellectual themes from an Eastern Islamic perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The Story of Civilization, Volume I: Our Oriental Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Will Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversPeriod |
ancient history
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medieval history in Asia ⓘ |
| coversRegion |
China
NERFINISHED
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Ariel Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural history
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history ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Ariel Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-671-21988-6 ⓘ |
| hasReprint |
Book Club editions
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trade paperback editions ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Life of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | popular understanding of world history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible prose style
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broad synthetic narrative of Eastern civilizations ⓘ |
| originalPublisherCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | over 1000 pages ⓘ |
| partOf |
20th-century historical literature
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The Story of Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| seriesOrderFollowedBy | The Life of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Asian civilizations
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Near Eastern civilizations ⓘ Oriental cultures ⓘ ancient history ⓘ art history ⓘ economic history ⓘ literature ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political history ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| volumeInSeries | first volume of The Story of Civilization ⓘ |
| workInSeriesBy | Will Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Our Oriental Heritage Description of subject: Our Oriental Heritage is the first volume of Will Durant’s influential multi-volume series "The Story of Civilization," surveying the history and cultures of the ancient Near East and Asia.
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